This is the second of three posts about entitlement: 04/19 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy” Today – “How I became homeless” 05/03 – “When needs are met” This is a long post. One may want to avail oneself of a navigation resource here. ———— ♦ ———— I don’t write about easy things. At this writing, a more immediate question is how I’ve stayed homeless, which has prompted no small amount of anger and depression in recent weeks. The short answer appears to be that I’ve st

I normally only publish on Mondays (comments on the news), Wednesdays (recycling old posts) and Saturdays (substantial new pieces). A couple things happened this morning that seem to me urgent enough to warrant an off-schedule post. I’d invite e-mail subscribers to hold on to their e-mail copy of this post, and will explain why. Bookmarks: Give from abundance • Out on a limb ———— ♦ ———— Give from abundance A portion of today’s “Ask Amy” is directly on point with my reflect

If you’re in a boat out on the water, and a storm comes up, and the boat’s rocking and at risk of tipping over; it’s critical to turn the boat to face into the wind. This won’t stop the wind, but will keep it from rocking the boat. Emotional intelligence is like that. It won’t make life’s storms go away, but can help keep them from rocking your boat.